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Published on: October 14, 2022
Enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning Ventriculo- Peritoneal shunt catheter
Damian McGrogan1, Alireza Shoakazemi, Nigel Suttner
1Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital 274 Grosvenor Road, Belfast, United Kingdom BT12 6BA. damianmcg@gmail.com
Abstract:
A patient with spina bifida and hydrocephalus who had undergone multiple shunt revisions, presented with a 9 month history of chronic discharging sinuses related to a retained shunt catheter not visible on x-ray. This case report demonstrates the importance of clinical history and investigation in patients with retained catheters presenting with cutaneous sinuses.
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